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Polarised perceptions of occupational prestige?
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Studies. University of Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8638-5735
2024 (English)In: Scrutinising Polarisation: Patterns and Consequences of Occupational Transformation in the Swedish Labour Market / [ed] Tomas Berglund and Ylva Ulfsdotter Eriksson, Oxon: Routledge, 2024, p. 73-86Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Polarisation, both in and of society, has been discussed not only in relation to outcomes in the labour market, but also in relation to opinions and attitudes. This chapter examines whether, and how, perceptions of occupational prestige have changed over time. Although perceptions of the prestige of occupations have proven to be a stable phenomenon, differences in perceptions may have increased in connection with technological changes in the labour market. Drawing on two survey studies conducted in Sweden in 2002 and 2018, this chapter scrutinises polarisation in perceptions of occupational prestige. The analysis showed only small dispersions in prestige perceptions over time and between social categories (sex, age and social class). The differences are too small and scattered to talk of any kind of polarisation. The main conclusion is that when it comes to perceptions of occupational status, we see no tendencies of either value polarisation or bi-polarisation.

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Oxon: Routledge, 2024. p. 73-86
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Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Work, Professions and Organisations
Keywords [en]
Perceptions, occupational prestige, polarisation, attitudes
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Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
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Social Sciences, Sociology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-129807DOI: 10.4324/9781003412861-5Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85197157596ISBN: 9781003412861 (electronic)ISBN: 9781032536361 (print)ISBN: 9781032536347 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-129807DiVA, id: diva2:1863854
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Polariseringens utmaningar på den svenska arbetsmarknaden
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Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2016-07204Available from: 2024-06-01 Created: 2024-06-01 Last updated: 2025-01-22Bibliographically approved

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